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Mike Le Couteur, Stephanie Ha

Feds announce nearly $1 billion for domestic defence innovation, drone technology with Bombardier

As the federal government seeks to bolster its domestic defence industry, Industry Minister Melanie Joly announced more than $900 million for defence innovation in Canada, including money for drone technology with Bombardier. Joly made the announcement in Ottawa on Monday at the National Research Council (NRC), alongside National Defence Minister David McGuinty and Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Stephen Fuhr...

Carney expected to be a no-show as MPs debate Iran war in House of Commons

MPs are expected to square off tonight in a debate about Canada's approach to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, although the prime minister won't be taking part. Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon said Sunday the government is proposing a take-note debate in the House of Commons this evening over the conflict and its impact on Canadians abroad.

Craig Lord

Liberals nominate Fintrac official Annette Ryan as new budget watchdog

The Liberal government has nominated a senior official from the national financial intelligence agency as Ottawa's next fiscal watchdog. Wayne Long, secretary of state for financial institutions, tabled a nomination Monday asking MPs to approve Annette Ryan to take on the currently vacant role of parliamentary budget officer. The nomination is for a seven-year term.

Abbas Rana

Carney should have consulted Grit caucus before supporting U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, say some Liberal MPs: ‘what the hell’

Some Liberal MPs told The Hill Times that Prime Minister Mark Carney should have consulted his caucus before declaring Canada's support for the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. But B.C. Liberal MP Parm Bains says he's received positive feedback from Iranian-Canadians in his riding. Prime Minister Mark Carney declared his support for the deadly American-Israeli attack on Iran shortly after it...

Daniel Otis

Former foreign affairs minister criticizes Canada’s ‘confusing’ response to Iran war

The Canadian government will face questions about its “confusing” stance on the Iran war when the House of Commons hosts a debate on the conflict tonight, according to former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy. “It’s still not clear about where Canada stands on the fundamental issue of the rule of law, which says aggression is an international crime,” Axworthy told...

Polls

Eddie Sheppard, David Coletto

The Leadership Question at the Heart of Canadian Politics

Over the past year, one of the more revealing questions in Canadian politics hasn’t simply been who people support, but what kind of leadership they believe the country needs. When voters talk about politics today, they often focus on policy problems like housing, affordability, or economic growth. But underneath those debates is something more psychological. Leadership is not evaluated in...

David Valentin

Federal Tracker: Liberals Lead by 14

A new national survey from Liaison Strategies shows the federal Liberals have established a significant 14-point lead over the Conservatives among decided and leaning voters with 44% support. The Weekly Federal Tracker shows the Conservatives in second place at 30%, followed by the NDP at 9%, the Bloc Québécois at 6%, and the People’s Party at 4%. Liaison surveyed a...

Opinion

Matt Gurney

Carney has a hard time explaining Canada’s position towards India

TORONTO—For the last week or two, any time the federal government has tried to explain what this country’s position actually is towards India, we haven’t come off looking great. There is a very simple explanation for this incoherence, but there is also a more alarming one, and I think that one is worth spending a minute thinking about. First, let’s...

Bruce Anderson

Poilievre can't quit his climate denying bots.

After a few days of plaudits for sounding more mainstream, Poilievre reminds everyone he is a climate denier, and lacks an understanding of the global marketplace. The Trump administration has dented, but not ended, the drive towards emissions reduction. Capital investments in energy were expected to hit $3.3 trillion in 2025. Of every 3 dollars invested, 2 were going to...

News

Éric Grenier

Avi Lewis maintains fundraising dominance with three weeks to go

With less than three weeks to go before the New Democrats choose their next leader, Avi Lewis holds a towering fundraising advantage over his chief rivals, making him the odds-on favourite to win the contest. Filings to Elections Canada show that Lewis has raised $1,229,484 from 10,407 contributors, giving him a greater than two-to-one edge over his nearest competitor, Edmonton...

Stephanie Ha

Poilievre says Conservatives to focus on affordability in critical byelections next month

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will focus on affordability and the cost of living in three critical byelections happening next month. “We will be running candidates on the platform of making Canada affordable at home and stronger at home,” Poilievre said while speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill on Monday. “We think that the number 1 issue in...

Politician's Pen

Senator Percy Downe

New defence infrastructure for Prince Edward Island: Senator Downe

Pierre Poilievre

Adam Smith was right. Free markets are moral

Monday is the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations. Smith is probably the best-known and least-read economist, which explains why he is so often misunderstood. For example, if you google “Father of Capitalism,” Smith’s name pops up, but neither his Wealth of Nations nor The Theory of Moral Sentiments uses the word “capitalism.” He did not preach the...

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Fen Osler Hampson

Carney’s New CUSMA Cards: Trump’s Gulf War and the Ghost of Jimmy Carter

Donald Trump’s third Gulf war will almost certainly decide the fate of his presidency and the Republican Party in the November congressional elections. As the conflict widens under the hardline leadership of Mojtaba Khamenei—the son and successor to Iran’s longstanding supreme leader—the humanitarian and global economic fallout are devastating. In an ironic twist, this colossal disaster may have just handed...

Susan Riley

Carney’s jarring, bloodless, defensive response to Trump’s war on Iran

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s response to war in the Middle East has so far seemed hasty, morally queasy, intellectually convoluted and—attempts at clarification, notwithstanding—continues to be deeply disappointing to many Canadians. His first statement, within hours of the beginning of hostilities, stopped just short of full-throated support for the United States-Israeli campaign, surprising from a prime minister who lectured the...

Sharan Kaur

PM Carney was right to walk back support for a war with no exit strategy

In the world of global diplomacy, the distance between a targeted mission and a regional conflict is often measured in days. For those of us who have lived and worked in the Middle East, watching the current escalation is not just a matter of tracking headlines. It is a visceral experience. My stomach is in knots because I know what...

Aaron Wherry

Do Carney and Poilievre have different visions for the Canada-U.S. relationship?

The clearest attempt at a line of demarcation during Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's speech on Canada-United States relations was an apparent rejoinder to Prime Minister Mark Carney's insistence that a "rupture" has occurred. Quoting a John F. Kennedy hymn about the geography, history, economics and necessity that have brought Canada and the U.S. ever closer, Poilievre said the former president's...

Andrew Coyne

Pierre Poilievre plants the seeds of an alternative to the Carney doctrine

Irwin Cotler, Brandon Silver

Canada must support international accountability for Iran

Dale Beugin, Ross Linden-Fraser

New analysis: industrial carbon pricing will cost just a Timbit per barrel for Canada’s oil sands sector

Robyn Urback

Why is Canada elbows-up to Trump, but arms-out for Xi and Modi?

Justin Ling

Trump’s war in Iran shows Carney has lots to learn about the new world order — one thing most of all

More than two decades ago, the United States invited Canada to join in a new Middle Eastern misadventure. The invitation was premised on a big lie about Saddam Hussein’s supposed weapons of mass destruction. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien declined to participate. It’s not that he foresaw the disaster to come — but he had a team of good advisers, as...

Andrew Phillips

Carney has my sympathy as he tries to navigate a war led by Trump and Hegseth

I’ve covered a few wars, in the Balkans and the Middle East, and I’ve seen plenty of military officers (including senior Americans) explain how things are unfolding on the battlefield. In my experience they’re invariably professional, cool and calm. What they’re not is what the U.S. “secretary of war,” Pete Hegseth, displayed this week in a couple of briefings on...

Brian Lilley

Polls show why Conservatives don't want an election right now - Liberals leading in most parts of the country and in every demographic group

Liberals leading in most parts of the country and in every demographic group. When you hear that Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives don’t want an election anytime soon, it might be due to the polling.

Campbell Clark

Mark Carney ties his own foreign policy in knots

Let’s peek in on Mark Carney’s Iran war foreign-policy update, beamed to us all the way from Australia. Mr. Carney supported U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran in a statement issued Saturday, and he still does, now in a different way, because the U.S and Israel probably did not act in keeping with international law, which is unfortunately part of...

Lawrence Martin

After shackling Canada to Trump’s war in Iran, Carney’s course correction is wise

Few decisions are more important for a Canadian prime minister than whether to support the United States on matters of war and peace. With such decisions, legacies can be made and unmade. Jean Chrétien offers a prime example. He’s been dining out on his refusal to join George W. Bush’s coalition of the willing in the Iraq war for decades...

Susan Delacourt

Mark Carney reveals why a personal touch is needed when dealing with the world’s most powerful leaders

No one will accuse Mark Carney of being a populist politician. But as he nears the one-year mark as prime minister, we’ve been getting some insights into how Carney is juggling the personal relations he has to manage on the world stage and also at home. It isn’t often that politicians go into that kind of detail, so Carney’s lessons...

Matt Gurney

Canada’s small military is a big problem for Carney. It’s also doing him a big favour right now

In almost any context, one of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s major problems — and it’s one that he inherited, in fairness to him — is the state of the Canadian Armed Forces. Our military is too small to do all the jobs we need it to do. It lacks critical capabilities necessary for survival on the modern battlefield. Manpower shortages...

Max Fawcett

Pierre Poilievre’s great reset

After a humiliating election defeat, multiple defections from his caucus and a widening lead in the polls for Mark Carney’s Liberals, Pierre Poilievre has finally decided to make some changes. He debuted the new look at a recent speech at the Economic Club of Canada, one in which he cited the writings of Marcus Aurelius, name-checked Pierre Trudeau in a...

Lisa Van Dusen

Game Theory vs. ‘Death and Destruction’: Mark Carney’s Trumpian Dilemma

One of the many things that could be said of the rules-based world order is that it was designed so that countries — including middle powers — would not have to rely on their wits, in the manner of a Hobbesian geopolitical Hunger Games, to survive in the face of hegemonic aggression. “The world will always be driven by great...

Merran Smith, Dan Woynillowicz, Moe Kabbara

The path to energy security now runs through electrification

Bob Rae

Trump’s Consequential War

I begin writing today with a quotation from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. In a press conference Monday morning, Hegseth celebrated Israel and its strikes alongside the U.S., while he condemned “so many of our traditional allies who wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force.” In explaining the Trump doctrine of military...

Andrew Caddell

B.C.’s Eby may not be long for the job

The premier won’t have time to turn the economy around as the prospect of an election this year looms large. Spare a moment, if you will, for British Columbia Premier David Eby. Not long ago, the former Vancouver lawyer seemed to have it in the bag. He inherited the premiership and a budget surplus of $5.7-billion from the popular John...

Andrew MacDougall

There are lessons for Poilievre and Carney in U.K. byelection

Pierre Poilievre, leader of His Majesty’s loyal opposition, is visiting the King’s home turf this week, where he gave a keynote speech at Margaret Thatcher’s think tank of choice. The visit comes at a good time for Poilievre to open his ears as well as his mouth. For the United Kingdom is deep into a period of political turmoil, one...

Supriya Dwivedi

OpenAI's deal with Trump is putting Canadians at risk too

In a stunning showdown last week between the Trump administration and frontier AI company Anthropic, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanded that Anthropic allow its AI models to be used for “any lawful purpose,” without any restrictions. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused and laid out the company’s two red lines for its models’ usage by the US government: barring...

Andrew Coyne

Why even Iraq war hawks should oppose this war

When president George H.W. Bush went to war against Iraq in 1991, he sought and won the consent of the Congress of the United States. Resolutions authorizing military force passed the House, by a margin of 250 to 183, and the Senate, 52-47. Mr. Bush had earlier secured the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 678. The cause was...

John Ivison

Hope for the pipeline deal to survive a clash over carbon taxes

Back at the end of November when Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith signed their memorandum of understanding (MOU), it was presented as the best of all possible worlds: Canada would get a new oil pipeline and reduced carbon emissions.

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Alex Veiga

Crude oil prices spike as a broadening Iran war threatens both transport routes and production

Oil prices continued to soar on Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East and pummeling financial markets. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, surged to as high $119.50 per barrel early in the day but later was trading above $101 per barrel, up 9%. West Texas Intermediate, the...

Bill Curry

Government expected to nominate senior FinTRAC official as next PBO, sources say

The federal government is expected to nominate senior public servant Annette Ryan as the next Parliamentary Budget Officer, two sources say. The move would be a rejection of the advice from the Conservative Party, which had called for the person who recently acted as interim PBO to be hired permanently.

New contracts for Quebec’s Bombardier; Carney government to announce more defence investments

Mark Carney’s government is slated to announce new investments Monday to strengthen Canada’s defence industrial capabilities, and part of the press briefing is expected to focus on Quebec’s flagship Bombardier. “The announcement will also contain positive elements for Bombardier, reflecting our continued contributions to Canada’s defence and aerospace capabilities,” the company said in a message sent to press agencies...

Benjamin Lopez Steven

Carney calls byelections in Quebec riding of Terrebonne, 2 Toronto ridings

Liberals will need to win all 3 races to secure thin majority government. Prime Minister Mark Carney has called byelections in the Toronto ridings of University-Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest and the Quebec riding of Terrebonne — races the Liberals will want to win to secure a thin majority government. The byelections will be held on April 13, according to a...

Bill Curry

Library and Archives planning deep cuts to access to information team, document shows

Library and Archives Canada is planning deep cuts to its access to information division that will put at risk its ability to comply with access and privacy laws, the department has acknowledged in a document. The archives, or LAC, is the central storing house for historical records from across the federal government and is widely used by researchers and journalists...

Carney, Trump Speak as Liberals Propose Debate on Iran War

Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon says Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has proposed to debate the turmoil in the Middle East on Monday evening, following a weekend meeting of ministers that discussed the issue. Steven MacKinnon, who is also transport minister, said in a Sunday post on X the government has proposed to opposition parties that a debate on the...

Catherine Morrison

Treasury Board not tracking impact of public service job cuts on equity groups

Advocates are raising concerns about how job cuts will affect public servants in equity groups -- something the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat says it's not tracking. The federal government has committed to cutting the number of public service jobs by about 40,000 from a 2023-24 peak of 368,000 as it looks to find savings. Departments and agencies across the...

Marina von Stackelberg

Voting begins for new federal NDP leader

New Democrat membership hits 100k as race to replace Jagmeet Singh culminates with convention March 29. New Democrats can begin casting their vote online and by mail today for a new federal leader, with five candidates vying for the job to replace Jagmeet Singh. The NDP says its membership has increased to approximately 100,000 people, up from 60,000 in September...

Sean Previl

Most Canadians want former prince Andrew removed from line to throne: poll

A majority of Canadians say they want Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor removed from the line of succession to the British throne, a new poll shows. The poll, released Monday by Angus Reid Institute, shows an overwhelming 84 per cent of Canadians say they are in support of the move. The survey was conducted online from Feb. 24 to 26 among a randomized...

Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as supreme leader and Saudi sharpens warning

Saudi Arabia sharpened its warnings to Iran early Monday, telling Tehran it would be the "biggest loser" if it continues to attack Arab states. The Saudi statement came after a new drone attack apparently targeted its massive Shaybah oil field. The kingdom dismissed comments by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday that Iran had halted its attacks on Gulf Arab...

Jermaine Wilson

‘We will not tolerate it’: Police promise relentless probe into GTA synagogue shootings

Police and political leaders gathered outside a North York synagogue Sunday morning, vowing a “relentless” investigation and stronger protections for Jewish communities after gunfire struck two GTA locations this weekend. The update came just over 24 hours after bullets tore through the front doors of Shaarei Shomayim synagogue near Bathurst Street and Glencairn Avenue. The incident was one of two...

Bruce Anderson

Liberals by 15 and the Prairies are in play.

Wide leads in Quebec, Ontario, Atlantic and BC. But the numbers have tightened, a lot, in Alberta and Saskatchewan. PM Carney's travels to market Canada is one reason why. In an election held now, 46% would cast a ballot for the Carney Liberals, and 31% say they would vote for Poilievre’s Conservatives. The Liberals have opened up a large lead...

Tessie Sanci

LeBlanc, Michel meet with pharma sector as U.S. buckles down on cutting drug prices

United States President Donald Trump’s efforts to reset how pharmaceutical firms negotiate drug prices with his government—and the consequences for countries including Canada—were recently discussed at an in-person meeting between pharmaceutical representatives, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Health Minister Marjorie Michel, and Janice Charette, the newly appointed chief trade negotiator to the U.S.

Jim Bronskill

Debate over a foreign spy service for Canada influenced by allies, money: study

The decades-long debate over whether Canada should create a CIA-style foreign spy agency has been coloured by pressure from allies, budgetary restraint and internal federal rivalries, a new study reveals Much of the discussion about Canada's foreign intelligence aspirations has taken place -- fittingly perhaps, given the subject matter -- in classified memos and behind closed doors in the halls...

Benjamin Lopez Steven

Greenlanders should still worry about Trump's designs on their island, Governor General says

It's clear U.S. president still wants territory due to its 'geopolitical location': Gov. Gen. Mary Simon. Although U.S. President Donald Trump's interest in taking over Greenland appears to have faded — at least publicly — Canada's Governor General says concern remains that the fight over the semi-autonomous territory isn't over yet. "Even though the threat has kind of gone to...

David Thurton

Critics say Ottawa's sustainable jobs plan offers no new support for energy workers

Plan formerly known as 'just transition' limited to previously announced policies. The Carney government's plan to protect jobs in the energy sector amounts to a list of existing policies that critics say aren't focused enough on those at risk of losing work. Previously called the 'just transition,' the new federal sustainable jobs action plan offers little in the way of...

Elizabeth Thompson

U.S. customs searched a record number of electronic devices last year

Recently revised directive adds flash drives, smart watches to searchable devices. United States customs officers conducted a record number of searches of electronic devices last year of people travelling to the U.S., and a recent update to its directives adds new devices such as smart watches, SIM cards and flash drives to the list of things subject to search. Officers...

Spencer Van Dyk

Sask. Premier Moe urges separation of trade and national security in talks with India

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says Canada needs to separate its trade talks from its national security concerns when dealing with certain countries if it is serious about diversifying trading partners beyond the United States. Moe joined Prime Minister Mark Carney this week on the first leg of his Indo-Pacific trade tour to India, Australia and Japan. In India, Carney signed...

The Honourable Rechie Valdez is set to lead Canada at the 70th session of the UNCSW

Valdez, Canada's Minister for Women and Gender Equality, will highlight Ottawa's commitment to gender equality and share best practices with international partners. This year's priority theme for the session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women focuses on strengthening access to justice for women and girls through inclusive legal systems and the removal of discriminatory laws and...

Jennifer Keiller

Gap narrows in Alberta as federal Conservatives shed some support to Liberals: poll

Edmonton driving the numbers, according to Abacus Data. The Conservative Party continues to hold the majority favour in what tends to be reliably-blue Alberta, but it has lost some support to the gain of the Liberals, according to a new poll. The Abacus Data poll suggests the Conservatives boast a 51-per-cent share of the intended vote in the province. That...

Norimitsu Onishi

A Canadian Lawmaker, and Friend of JD Vance, Channels Charlie Kirk

Jamil Jivani, a Conservative rookie member of Parliament, follows an American playbook to win over young men on college campuses. Jamil Jivani, a Canadian lawmaker who bonded with JD Vance at Yale Law School and delivered a Bible reading at his wedding, arrived at the University of Calgary on a recent winter evening — the latest stop on his tour...

Mark Ramzy

Why some in the federal NDP fear they are on the verge of being wiped out in Quebec

Some New Democrats are worried the party could be wiped out in Quebec as its only MP in the province signals a possible exit, sources say. With Montreal-area MP Alexandre Boulerice “seriously” considering a jump to provincial politics, Quebec New Democrats fear they may not be able to hold on to the Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie seat he’s held since 2011, according...

Marie Woolf

Liberals move to end Conservative filibuster over religious exemption to hate speech laws

The Liberals are taking steps to halt debate on their flagship anti-hate bill in committee to end a prolonged Conservative filibuster on removing a religious exemption to some hate speech laws. Conservatives have said they have been inundated with expressions of concern from religious leaders who fear Bill C-9 would limit religious freedom if it becomes law. But the Liberals...

Benjamin Lopez Steven, Jennifer Chevalier, Theo van Beusekom

As Carney seeks strengthened global alliances, is it time Canada join the EU?

New polling shows just under half of Canadians support the idea, but there are costs. Since taking office, Prime Minister Mark Carney has made his desire to cut Canada's economic dependence on the United States crystal clear. And along the way, he's referenced Europe as a top destination for Canadian goods. "As the most European of the non-European countries, Canada...

Steven Chase, Stephanie Levitz

Canada has not received requests for military support from Gulf allies, Carney says

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada has not yet received requests from Persian Gulf states for military aid to help them defend against attacks from Iran. And, he suggested, these requests might not arrive. The Prime Minister spoke to journalists in Tokyo near the end of a two-day visit to Japan. Earlier this week, Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff...

Anja Karadeglija

Social media ban for kids under consideration in online harms bill: Carney

TOKYO -- While there should be "debate" in Canada about a social media ban for children, Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has not made up his own mind on the issue yet.

Carney calls for Mountbatten-Windsor's removal from line of succession

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from the royal line of succession for his "deplorable" actions. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Carney says the actions that have caused him to be stripped of his royal titles "necessitate" his removal from the line of succession.

Zi-Ann Lum

The awkward truth dogging USMCA talks: 'They just hate Canada.'

One year into the trade war, Canadians are feeling more patriotic and more convinced the United States is a worse place under Donald Trump. And as the president dangles the fate of North American free trade above a wood chipper, a split has emerged between business leaders worried about bottom lines and Canadians who are simply over the president’s provocations...

Jack Farrell

Ottawa, Alberta reach prospective agreement to streamline major project assessments

Ottawa and Alberta have reached a prospective deal that they say will see major projects be approved more efficiently. In a joint announcement Friday the two governments said the deal will bring a "one project, one review" approach to addressing the broader impacts of these projects, including on the environment. A draft version of the deal says projects that fall...

Kelly Geraldine Malone

LeBlanc meets U.S. trade czar in Washington as Ottawa looks ahead to CUSMA review

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc sat down with President Donald Trump's trade czar in Washington on Friday as Ottawa continued preparations for a review of the critical continental trade pact. LeBlanc's office said the meeting with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer included discussions of the upcoming mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, known as CUSMA, as well...

US Poli

Josh Boak, The Associated Press

Trump's 'roaring' economy meets a rough start to 2026: What the latest numbers show

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump promised that 2026 would be a bumper year for economic growth, but instead it has kicked off with job losses, rising gasoline prices and more uncertainty about America's future.

Alexa St. John And Jeff Amy, The Associated Press

SK lays off nearly 1,000 workers at Georgia plant amid cooling automaker EV plans

ATLANTA (AP) -- Battery company SK Battery America Inc. laid off nearly 1,000 workers at a manufacturing plant northeast of Atlanta on Friday amid automakers' changing electrification plans and uncertain consumer demand for EVs.

Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Sam Metz And Sally Abou Aljoud, The Associated Press

Trump rules out talks absent Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as Israel strikes Lebanon

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut and Tehran on Friday as Iran launched another wave of retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries. There was no sign of the war letting up on its seventh day, as U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to rule out negotiations with Iran and called for its "unconditional surrender."

Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Sam Metz And Sally Abou Aljoud, The Associated Press

Israeli warplanes pound Tehran and Beirut as the US vows a surge in its strikes on Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut and Tehran on Friday as Iran launched another wave of retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries. There was no sign of the war letting up on its seventh day, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the U.S. air campaign against Iran would "surge dramatically."

International

Alex Veiga

Crude oil prices spike as a broadening Iran war threatens both transport routes and production

Daniel Otis

Former foreign affairs minister criticizes Canada’s ‘confusing’ response to Iran war

Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as supreme leader and Saudi sharpens warning

Dylan Robertson

Anand: U.S., Israel have 'no blank cheque' in Iran and are bound by international law

The United States and Israel do not have a "blank cheque" in their bombing campaign in Iran, and are still bound by international law, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said on Friday, as the war in the Middle East approaches the seven-day mark.

Gulf allies complain US didn't notify them of Iran attacks and ignored their warnings, sources say

The Trump administration is confronting mounting discontent from allies in the Persian Gulf who have complained they were not given adequate time to prepare for the torrent of Iranian drones and missiles bombarding their countries in retaliation for strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel. Officials from two Gulf countries said their governments were disappointed in the way the U.S...

Think Tank

Dave Guénette

What Powers Does Quebec Have over Its Internal Constitutional Order? The Constitution of Quebec in a Federal and Comparative Context

On October 9, 2025, the Quebec government, through Minister of Justice Simon Jolin-Barrette, tabled Bill 1, entitled the Québec Constitution Act, 2025, in the National Assembly. This unilateral action was taken against the backdrop of a deadlock in the multilateral process of negotiating amendments to the Canadian Constitution and reflects a recent trend toward constitutional unilateralism that is developing not...

Dave Snow

Rising Crime Eroding Trust

Canada’s criminal justice system is failing its most basic test: keeping the public safe. A new report from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute reveals rising crime, falling clearance rates, and a bail system widely seen as broken. The result is a struggling justice system increasingly derailed by delays and struggling to deliver safety or accountability – eroding the trust of the Canadians...

Shaimaa Yassin, Abigail Jackson, Dena Abtahi, Ricardo Chejfec

Supporting communities through layoffs and business closures: A comprehensive framework

Canada’s economic landscape is profoundly changing. A shifting trade environment, global efforts to reduce emissions and other structural trends are reshaping industries and job requirements. With these shifts, opportunities arise, but so do uneven risks and impacts. Certain communities are disproportionately susceptible to the workforce disruption these changes will bring. In this Policy Brief, we focus on mass layoffs and...

Substacks

A collection of SubStack publishing within Canadian public affairs.

Steven Staples

Will Carney join Trump’s war on Iran?

For a moment there, it looked like Mark Carney would be the torchbearer for countries opposed to Trump’s big power politics. Now, not so much. In fact, it seems Prime Minister Carney is ready to embrace the “end of the international rules-based order” rather than oppose it – thanks to the confusing and contradictory statements by the Canadian government following...

Dean Beeby

Liberal government's addiction to secrecy

On Thursday, the Liberal government finally got around to asking ordinary Canadians how to fix the country’s premier transparency law, the Access to Information Act. The Act, dating from 1983, empowers citizens to hold governments to account through requests for internal information.

Tasha Kheiriddin

The Age of Democracy is Over

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was a monster. For close to thirty years, he presided over a police state that violated human rights at home and exported terror to the world. Now he is dead, crushed by the American assault on Iran that flattened his compound and sparked a regional war. From Tehran to Toronto, thousands of Iranians are celebrating...

Podcasts

After the Assassinated Father Comes The Son -- Is It All About Revenge Now?

His father, mother, and wife were among those killed in the opening moments of the Iran War. Now he's the new Supreme Leader - will his term be all about revenge? That's how we start this week's commentary from Dr. Janice Stein of the Munk School at the University of Toronto.

A Reality Check with Iranian-Canadians

Canada is home to one of the largest Iranian communities outside of Iran in the world. There are over 280,000 Iranian Canadians living here. The rallies they’ve held in recent months have been some of the largest that Canada has ever seen. According to the CBC last month, 350,000 people took to the streets in Toronto. And that was before...

What could Canadian involvement in Iran look like?

In the immediate aftermath of the US-Israel strikes on Iran, Prime Minister Mark Carney came out with a declaration of support, which later developed into what he calls a 'regretful' position due to the lack of international order.

What is Canada's stance on Iran?

More than a week has passed since Israel and the United States launched a massive attack on Iran — a move the prime minister says Canada supports "with regret." How does that stance square with the vision Carney laid out in Davos? Former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae weighs in on the Canadian view and shares concerns...